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Announcing New Acquisitions at the Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) announces the following recent and notable acquisitions to its collections. SCRC is a vibrant research and learning environment for students, staff, faculty and the local and global communities. When adding new collection…
A Conservator With a Unique Window Into History
The purposeful preservation of the old. Conservation Librarian David Stokoe has dedicated his 40-year career to repairing and preserving a wide range of unique library materials and collections. For the last 16 years, Stokoe has worked in Syracuse University Libraries…
Special Collections Research Center Contributes to the Art Museum’s Exhibition ‘Precious Metal: Gold Across Space and Time’
Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) has selected collection items currently on view at the Syracuse University Art Museum’s most recent exhibition, “Precious Metal: Gold Across Space and Time.” On view until Dec. 11, “Precious Metal” is a…
Remembrance Week Lecture on Trauma, Identity, Community and the 1988 Lockerbie Bombing
Syracuse University Libraries’ Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives, part of the Special Collections Research Center, is sponsoring a public lecture on Friday, Oct. 21, from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in Bird Library,…
Music History Students Receive Hands-On Lessons in European Music Before 1800
Students enrolled in the Department of Art and Music Histories’ European Music Before 1800 class in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) recently had the unique opportunity to visit Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) to learn…
Special Collections Research Center Awards Two Faculty Fellows Grants for 2023-24
Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) has awarded two Faculty Fellows grants for the 2023-2024 academic year. LaVerne Gray, assistant professor in the School of Information Studies, and Julia White, associate professor in the Department of Teaching and…
Irina Savinetskaya Joins Special Collections Research Center as Early to Pre-20th Century Curator
Irina Savinetskaya has joined Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) as curator, early to pre-20th century, effective June 13. Prior to joining the Libraries, Savinetskaya was a cataloguer and researcher for Martayan Lan Rare Books, a leading rare…
Libraries Now Accepting Proposals for 2023 Special Collections Research CenterFaculty Fellows Program
Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) is accepting proposals from now through July 1 for two Faculty Fellows who would like to provide students with an opportunity to handle, analyze and interpret SCRC’s primary source materials in their…
Daniel Sarmiento Joins Special Collections Research Center as Curator, 20th Century to Present
Daniel Sarmiento joined Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) as Curator, 20th century to present, as of April 1. Danny has worked for the Libraries since 2018, serving as director of administration. He has a master of arts…
Jana Rosinski Joins Special Collections Research Center as Instruction and Education Librarian
On Feb. 21, Jana Rosinski joined Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) as instruction and education librarian. In this newly created position, Rosinski will lead SCRC’s instruction and education program, supporting primary source teaching and engaging in the…